local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
body and soul; mind and body
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to check; to stop; to keep back
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
union; joining; conjugation
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
weakening; emaciation; decline
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to say no more; to sink into silence
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
chink in the armor (armour)
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
living by oneself; living alone
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)